"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again."
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RogerdeLluria
Staff Sergeant
- 1,325
- Jul 5, 2015
Still unconfirmed.
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NATO reconnaissance aircraft trying to verify destruction of Admiral Makarov frigate
Boeing E-3A Sentry airborne early warning and control aircraft "cautiously peeked" into the Black Sea, and a US Air Force drone made more than one circle over
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RogerdeLluria
Staff Sergeant
- 1,325
- Jul 5, 2015
TB2 first confirmed air-to-air kill 
Escuadrilla Azul
Tech Sergeant
- 1,804
- Feb 27, 2020
Ukrainian Air Force attacking Snake Island, with Bayraktar UAV (hitting a Serna clases SAM-Carrying Landing Craft) and Su-27.
www.thedrive.com
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All that ukrainian activity over Snake Island is a prelude to a landing or an attempt to force RF vacate it?
Ukraine Situation Report: TB2s Strike Russian SAM-Carrying Landing Craft At Snake Island
Footage shows a strike on a Russian landing craft unloading a SAM launcher in the latest Black Sea action by Ukrainian forces.
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Ukraine Strikes Back: Su-27s Bomb Occupied Snake Island In Daring Raid
The Flankers flew extremely low over the water and popped up for a toss bombing run, hitting multiple targets in a single pass.
www.thedrive.com
All that ukrainian activity over Snake Island is a prelude to a landing or an attempt to force RF vacate it?
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Jagdflieger
Senior Airman
- 580
- Mar 23, 2022
Hmm...b..but... Vladimir Put-Moses forwards that he (envisioned by God) is helping Russian Ukrainians to be free from the Nazis and their NATO serfs in Kiev, upon having expelled the Nazi government, he will hold free democratic elections in Ukraine and will achieve at minimum 66,7% support. Then Russia and the fully democratically elected new government of Pukraine will sue NATO for war damages and sufferings.- just in case someone want's to actually "negotiate" with him or believes that Putin will give up on "liberating" the Ukraine.
Jagdflieger
Senior Airman
- 580
- Mar 23, 2022
To rid it of Russian troops and equipment makes sense. It measures only 45 acres - so to occupy and hold it, I think presently won't be worth it.
Basically it serves more the interests of Russian or Ukrainian maritime territorial claims.
Escuadrilla Azul
Tech Sergeant
- 1,804
- Feb 27, 2020
IDK. Morale booster for Ukrainia? Morale hit to RF before V-day on 9th May? Reestablishing an outpost to guard Odesafrom an amphibious landing? A mix of all of this?
if they would recapture snake island they would also have to pretect it from the russians getting it back so a morale boost would not change into morale loss.
With limited ukrainian assets its better to wait for the next russian target trying to sneak in reinforcements.
Though they have to prevent Anti-Air assets from reaching snake island as that would endanger ukrainian air activity over this region.
With limited ukrainian assets its better to wait for the next russian target trying to sneak in reinforcements.
Though they have to prevent Anti-Air assets from reaching snake island as that would endanger ukrainian air activity over this region.
Thumpalumpacus
Major
Agreed, it has more utility as a target magnet right now.
Thumpalumpacus
Major
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine, May 8 (Reuters) - As many as 60 people were feared to have been killed in the Russian bombing of a village school in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, the regional governor said on Sunday.
[...]
Luhansk Governor Serhiy Gaidai said the school in Bilohorivka, where about 90 people were sheltering, was hit on Saturday by a Russian bomb that set the building ablaze for four hours.
"Thirty people were evacuated from the rubble, seven of whom were injured. Sixty people were likely to have died," Gaidai wrote on the Telegram messaging app, adding that two dead bodies had been found.
Reuters could not immediately verify his account.
www.reuters.com
... and:
May 8 (Reuters) - Ukrainian troops retreated from the eastern Ukrainian city of Popasna, the governor of Luhansk region said on Sunday, confirming previous reports that it had been taken.
The head of Russia's republic of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, had said on Sunday his troops had taken control of most of Popasna.
Luhansk Governor Serhiy Gaidai told Ukraine television that Ukrainian troops had retreated to take up more fortified positions, adding: "Everything was destroyed there."
www.reuters.com
[...]
Luhansk Governor Serhiy Gaidai said the school in Bilohorivka, where about 90 people were sheltering, was hit on Saturday by a Russian bomb that set the building ablaze for four hours.
"Thirty people were evacuated from the rubble, seven of whom were injured. Sixty people were likely to have died," Gaidai wrote on the Telegram messaging app, adding that two dead bodies had been found.
Reuters could not immediately verify his account.
Sixty feared dead in bombing of Ukraine school; G7 condemns Putin
Luhansk region Governor Serhiy Gaidai said the school in Bilohorivka, where about 90 people were sheltering, was hit on Saturday by a Russian bomb, setting it ablaze.
www.reuters.com
... and:
May 8 (Reuters) - Ukrainian troops retreated from the eastern Ukrainian city of Popasna, the governor of Luhansk region said on Sunday, confirming previous reports that it had been taken.
The head of Russia's republic of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, had said on Sunday his troops had taken control of most of Popasna.
Luhansk Governor Serhiy Gaidai told Ukraine television that Ukrainian troops had retreated to take up more fortified positions, adding: "Everything was destroyed there."
Ukraine troops retreat from Popasna, Luhansk governor confirms
Ukrainian troops retreated from the eastern Ukrainian city of Popasna, the governor of Luhansk region said on Sunday, confirming previous reports that it had been taken.
www.reuters.com
'We have taken their tanks': Meet the Ukrainian farmers who relish the chance to steal Putin's weaponry
As Vladimir Putin's army invaded, photos and videos of broken-down Russian tanks being stolen by farmers on tractors has delighted many Ukrainians. It's just one of the ways local farmers are fighting back against Russia's invasion.
www.abc.net.au
Maybe the western countries should reinstate their embassies, but relocate them to Odessa, and...staff them with elite troops. The new title of "Ambassador-General" "Insert name here"... Of course given the state of the country they would have appropriate protection for them, "Insert hardware here" and also provide protective naval vessels, since the city is a port...
Admiral Beez
Major
We're getting close to being able to confirm either way.Still unconfirmed.
NATO reconnaissance aircraft trying to verify destruction of Admiral Makarov frigate
Boeing E-3A Sentry airborne early warning and control aircraft "cautiously peeked" into the Black Sea, and a US Air Force drone made more than one circle over
They will need a lot of hardware. Any spare NASAMS?
Odesa became a new target for orcs. 14 missiles yesterday,
Edit: 9 missiles today (May 8).
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buffnut453
Captain
Unfortunately, there's zero proof in that video about Admiral Makarov. The vessel attacked in the Bayraktar video is clearly a landing craft and not a vessel the size of Makarov.
I'm still perplexed at the lack of "Na-na, na-na-nah!" from Moscow that I'd fully expect if all was well with that ship. The sheer lack of any information for 2 days now is frustrating to say the least.
MiTasol
1st Lieutenant
The second part of this article covers a lot of items that tend to be forgotten in this war. Not mentioned is that Russia has a long history of targeting civilians and starving people to death. See the post above on how the Molotov cocktail was named for one of a proverbial million examples available
EDIT OOOPPPS GTX posted what is probably the same syndicated article
www.abc.net.au
EDIT OOOPPPS GTX posted what is probably the same syndicated article
'We have taken their tanks': Meet the Ukrainian farmers who relish the chance to steal Putin's weaponry
As Vladimir Putin's army invaded, photos and videos of broken-down Russian tanks being stolen by farmers on tractors has delighted many Ukrainians. It's just one of the ways local farmers are fighting back against Russia's invasion.
www.abc.net.au
